Locker structure.



A. J. THORNLEY. LOCKER STRUCTURE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1911.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

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LOCKER STRUCTURE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1911.

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- NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT J. THORNLEY, 0F IPAWTUGKET, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOB T0 NARRAGANSETT MACHINE COMPANY, OF IPAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, A GORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND,

LOCKER STRUCTURE. v

Specification of Letters Batent;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. THonNLEr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Locker Structures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements in locker structures, and the object. of the invention is to provide a structure in which the person holdin the key to the locker may readily open the same by the simple removal of the padlock, and at the same time, an attendant may unlock the entire series of lockers in a single operation for any desired purpose, such as removing soiled garments from the lockers. 4 Further and other objects will be later evidenced.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a series of lockers equipped with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary top plan view, parts being broken away and shown in section. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation. Fig. 4 is a sec tion on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the telltale and latch, and Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary perspective view of one of the locking bars.

The present invention includes a series of lockers, each having a hinged door 1 to which is rigidly attached a right angular lug 2, which is perforated to receive the padlock 3, the latter being also received in the perforation of a lug 4 carried by a slidable latch bar 5. As shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings the latch bar 5 is slidable in a housing comprised of angle bars or guides 6 that are secured to the rear face of the door 1. 7 designates a slidable tell-tale or indicator, which has an operating finger 8 projecting outwardly from one end thereof, and on its front face bears a suitable mark,

' as for .instance a spot 9. When the latch bar is moved toward the hinged side of the .door, it contacts with the indicator 7 and moves thesamc so that its mark or spot 9 is exposed through the opening 10 in the door and is left in such position when the latch is returned to normal position. The lug 4 of the latch operates in an opening 11 provided therefor in the door front.

Over the top of the series of lockers a rod 12 is mounted in bearing 13, so that the same may have a partial rotary motion, the rod carrying a number of fingers 14, the number depending on the tiers of lockers, there being one finger for each tier. vThe Patented0ct.15,1912.

free ends of the fingers are reduced in size,

and project.freely through perforations 15 formed in the 11 per ends of the angle locking bars 16, so t at when the rod 12 is partially rotated and therewith. the fingers 14, the locking bars 16 will be raised in an obviousmanner. The side of each of the looking bars 16 that extends in spaced parallel relationto the locker doors is formed with cut-out portions 17 so that when same are lifted, the cut-out portions 17 thereof will register with the latches, permitting when the doors are swung on their hinges, the latches 5 to pass through the cut-out portions 17 of the locking bars 16, and thus be opened. The locker doors. are each provided with a transversely ext-ended margin at its free end which extends on the front face of the notched side of the locking bar 16.

For the purpose of operating the rod 12, fingers 14 and the locking bars 16', a handle or lever 18 is employed the same being rigidly secured to an end of the rod 12, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The handle or lever 18 has a perforation 19 to receive a padlock 19, which latter also passes through the perforation of a right angular lug 20, that is rigidly secured to an end wall of the locker, whereby the handle and thereby the rod with its fingers and the locking bars are held in immovable or locked position. As depicted in Fig.2 of the drawings the latch bar 5 has a right angular end 21, which engages with one side of the angle locking bar 16, and when so engaged obviously prevents the door from being opened until the locking bar is raised to bring its cut-out portion 17 to register with the end 21 of latch .bar 5.

When the latch is moved to open the door, it will throw the tell-tale or indicator to such position that the spot or mark 9 of the same will be exposed through the opening 1.0 in the door, the spot 9 being made or formed of bright material, or painted, so

that it will attract the attention of the per-' son using the locker, so that he may readily returned by the person using the locker,

' when the door is being closed preparatory to -the locking bars 16, and bringing locking same.

In operation, when the user of the locker removes the padlock 3, the latch 5 is shot back toward the hinged side ofthe door, by taking hold of the lug 4 and moving same throughthe slot 11, provided therefor in the door, thus disengaging the end 21 of latch 5, from the locking bar 16 and" permitting the door to be opened by being swung on its hinges. When the attendant wishes to open all of the lockers for any desired purpose, he first removes thepadlock 19, moves the handie to the dotted line position shown in'Fig. 3, thereby rotating rod 12and therewith all of the fingers 14, resulting in the raising of the cutout portions .17 thereof into reglster with the ends 21 of the latches 5, permitting the doors to be opened. 1 c

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent In combination, with a plurality of hinged A locker doors, each provided with a transversely extended margin at its free end, a vertically sliding locking bar having a rightangle cross-section,-one of the sides of said bar extending parallel and to the rear of the locker doors in spaced relation thereto and bein formed with notches, a sliding lock mem er for each door having a right angular outer end which extends in the same planeas said side of the-,lockingbar and is spaced from the locker door so as to engage on the rear face of said side of the locking bar, and means to operate the locking bar.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT J. THORNLEY.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. 0. 

